"imageability" meaning in English

See imageability in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: imageabilities [plural]
Etymology: image + -ability Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|image|ability}} image + -ability Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} imageability (countable and uncountable, plural imageabilities)
  1. (linguistics) A property of a word indicating how easily a person can form an associated mental image. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics Related terms: imageable
    Sense id: en-imageability-en-noun-4Ix8bqKK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ability Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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